Stoppard, Sir Tom

Stoppard, Sir Tom
orig. Tomas Straussler

born July 3, 1937, Zlín, Czech.

Czech-born British playwright.

After living in East Asia with his family during World War II, he moved to England and adopted his stepfather's surname. His first play, A Walk on the Water, was televised in 1963, and he won fame with the absurdist Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1966; film, 1990). His later plays, marked by verbal brilliance, ingenious plotting, and a playful interest in pivotal historical moments, include Jumpers (1972), Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1977; with music by André Previn), The Real Thing (1982), and Arcadia (1993). He has also written radio plays and screenplays for films such as Empire of the Sun (1987) and Shakespeare in Love (1998, Academy Award). Stoppard was knighted in 1997.

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  • Stoppard, Sir Tom — orig. Tomas Straussler (n. 3 jul. 1937, Zlín, Checoeslovaquia). Dramaturgo británico de origen checo. Después de residir junto a su familia en Asia oriental durante la segunda guerra mundial, se mudó a Inglaterra y adoptó el apellido de su… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Stoppard, Sir Thomas — ▪ 1998       Few playwrights had been as celebrated for their virtuoso command of the English language as Czech born dramatist Tom Stoppard. A master of the serious comedy, he had captivated theatregoers for more than 30 years with his plays of… …   Universalium

  • Sir Tom Stoppard — noun British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) • Syn: ↑Stoppard, ↑Tom Stoppard, ↑Thomas Straussler • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tom Stoppard — Tom Stoppard. Sir Tom Stoppard, nacido Tomasz o Tomáš Straussler CBE (Zlín, Checoslovaquia, 3 de julio de 1937) es un dramaturgo británico de origen checo, famoso por obras de teatro como La costa de Utopía (The Coast of Utopia), Realidad (The… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Tom Stoppard — Sir Tom Stoppard, dramaturge britannique, est né Tomáš Straussler le 3 juillet 1937 à Zlín en Tchécoslovaquie. Sa famille émigre d abord à Singapour (15 mars 1939 au moment de l invasion du …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tom — /tom/, n., v., Tommed, Tomming. n. 1. See Uncle Tom. 2. a male given name, form of Thomas. v.i. 3. (often l.c.) to act like an Uncle Tom. * * * (as used in expressions) Clancy Tom Clark Tom Cruise Tom Hanks Tom Kilburn Tom Mboya Tom Mix Tom… …   Universalium

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  • Stoppard — Stoppard, Sir Tom (1937 ) a British writer of plays, born in the Czech Republic. He first became well known for his play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and has since written many other plays …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Stoppard — noun British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) • Syn: ↑Tom Stoppard, ↑Sir Tom Stoppard, ↑Thomas Straussler • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tom Stoppard — noun British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) • Syn: ↑Stoppard, ↑Sir Tom Stoppard, ↑Thomas Straussler • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright …   Useful english dictionary

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